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5G (sub 6 GHz and mmWave) with 4x4 MIMO

5G NR mmWave (Bands n258, n260, n261)

5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n78, n79)

Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO and LAA

Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71

Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48

850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz

850/900/1700/1900/2100MHz

FaceTime video

Center Stage

iPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi or cellular

Share experiences like movies, TV, music, and other apps in a FaceTime call with SharePlay

Screen sharing

Portrait mode in FaceTime video

Spatial Audio

Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes

FaceTime audio

Yes

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO

Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)

2.4GHz & 5GHz

2.4GHz & 5GHz

5.3

v5.1 + EDR, A2DP, HS, LE, aptX®

eSIM

iPad Air uses eSIM technology and is not compatible with physical SIM cards.

Nano

Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 29, 30, 66

850/900/1800/1900MHz

Yes

Yes

Up to 10 devices

Yes

Yes

Touch ID

Three-axis gyro

Accelerometer

Barometer

Ambient light sensor

Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Barometer, Fingerprint, Magnetometer, Proximity

Yes

Insert pictures, video clips and sound clips easily (messaging charges apply)

Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging compatible for larger file transfers and group messages with other RCS clients. See when messages are delivered, read and when others are typing a response.

Gmail™, Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® and POP via Google client. Additional clients downloadable via Playstore.

Yes

Apple Music®

YouTube Music

AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos

AAC, AAC+, Enhanced AAC+, AAC ELD (Enhanced Low Delay), MAR-NB, AMR-W, FLAC, MP3, MIDI, Vorbis, PCM/WAVE

Apple Music®

Yes

Via lockscreen

Built-in accessibility features supporting vision, mobility, hearing, and cognitive disabilities help you get the most out of your iPad.

Features include:

VoiceOver

Zoom

Magnifier

Spoken Content

Voice Control

Switch Control

AssistiveTouch

Siri and Dictation

Type to Siri

Real-Time Text

Audio Descriptions

Subtitles and Closed Captioning

Live Captions

M3, T3

Yes

Yes

The AT&T Eco-Rating 2.0 system gives you environmental and social details about this device. The system uses a total of 20 performance criteria across 5 different attributes, for a total rating of 1 to 5 stars: 19-20 (5-star), 16-18 (4-star), 13-15 (3-star), 10-12 (2-star), 8-9 (1-star)

4/4

0/3

1/1

2/2

9/10

16/20 (4-star) Please visit att.com/ecospace for additional information.